On Sunday 11 March 2007 00:15, you wrote: > > Le 10 mars 07 à 21:51, Edward Martin a écrit : > > > > I do not know, as I have not used Baldock strings, and I am > > unfamiliar with > > Aquila gut, with exception of the loaded strings, which I dislike, > > as they > > are false. > > > > ed > > Yes, I note that most lutists only use them on open courses. It seems > that if they are not stopped, this is less of a problem. There was > also an indication on Dan Larsen's site that careful orientation and > positioning of loaded strings could be helpful in counteracting their > falseness. At one time, Dan Larsen mentioned that he would be selling > tungsten loaded strings, and tungsten wound strings. they never seem > to have been commercialized. > > http://www.gamutstrings.com/calculators/calculator.htm > > "Tungsten Dense Gut: > This string is made with the Pistoy twist with tungsten metal dust > infused into the gut in order to add weight to the string. Therefore > these strings are thinner than the equivalent weight of plain gut and > the Pistoy construction insures maximum flexibility. For a table of > Tungsten Dense Gut string weights and approximate actual diameter, > click here. > These strings require special handling for installation. Because the > distribution of the metal dust throughout the string cannot be > regulated exactly, there are sometimes false sections within the full > length. Therefore a technique has been developed to chose the best > part of the string to install on the instrument to insure the best > and most true section for playing. This process is described on the > page "Installing Dense Gut strings"" > Regards > Anthony I'm using two of these strings on my 10 course. They were experimental strings and sound great, diameter about the same as a gimped equivalent. And I can say that they do not become false. Unfortunately Dan stopped with the process. Taco
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